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Count outcomes with the counting principle: two choices

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Multiply the number of choices for each part.

  1. A lunch deal has 9 choices of sandwich and 8 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  2. A lunch deal has 2 choices of sandwich and 3 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  3. A lunch deal has 2 choices of sandwich and 9 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  4. A lunch deal has 3 choices of sandwich and 8 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  5. A lunch deal has 10 choices of sandwich and 4 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  6. A lunch deal has 8 choices of sandwich and 12 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  7. A lunch deal has 11 choices of sandwich and 9 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  8. A lunch deal has 7 choices of sandwich and 5 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  9. A lunch deal has 15 choices of sandwich and 3 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  10. A lunch deal has 4 choices of sandwich and 4 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  11. A lunch deal has 15 choices of sandwich and 10 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  12. A lunch deal has 15 choices of sandwich and 6 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  13. A lunch deal has 18 choices of sandwich and 20 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  14. A lunch deal has 11 choices of sandwich and 10 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  15. A lunch deal has 6 choices of sandwich and 14 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  16. A lunch deal has 7 choices of sandwich and 6 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  17. A lunch deal has 20 choices of sandwich and 12 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  18. A lunch deal has 26 choices of sandwich and 28 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  19. A lunch deal has 23 choices of sandwich and 16 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
  20. A lunch deal has 12 choices of sandwich and 4 choices of drink. How many different lunches are possible?
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Answer key: Count outcomes with the counting principle: two choices

  1. 72
  2. 6
  3. 18
  4. 24
  5. 40
  6. 96
  7. 99
  8. 35
  9. 45
  10. 16
  11. 150
  12. 90
  13. 360
  14. 110
  15. 84
  16. 42
  17. 240
  18. 728
  19. 368
  20. 48